All formal synonyms
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F f adj formal
- academic β Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- solemn β grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- legal β permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- strict β characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- proper β adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- ceremonial β Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- polite β showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- precise β definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- nominal β being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- ritual β an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- regular β usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- official β a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- stilted β stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.
- starched β a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 1 0 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- straight arrow β a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- unbending β not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.
- stuffy β close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- approved β An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
- ceremonious β especially or excessively polite or formal
- confirmed β You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
- conventional β Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- decorous β Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- directed β proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route.
- fixed β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- lawful β allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- methodical β performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- prescribed β to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
adjective formal
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- smart β having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- exact β Not approximated in any way; precise.
- stiff β rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- recognised β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognized β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- established β (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- orderly β arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
- explicit β Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
- express β By express train or delivery service.
verb formal
- identify β to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
noun formal
- vesture β Law. everything growing on and covering the land, with the exception of trees. any such covering, as grass or wheat.
- formalwear β clothing designed for or customarily worn on formal occasions, as tuxedos and evening gowns.
- casuals β informal articles of clothing or footwear
- clothes β Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
- bedclothes β Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- hoedown β a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.
- soup-and-fish β a man's formal evening clothes.
- sock hop β an informal dance where participants dance in their socks, popular esp. in the 1950s among high-school students